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Google on iPhone update; EA's Spore for Mac; iPlayer for Apple TV
Google is warning iPhone users about the effects of Apple's v1.1.3 firmware update on Gmail. Meanwhile, EA has announced plans to bring its "Spore" title to the Mac later this year. And BBC is strongly considering offering its iPlayer web video service through the revamped version of Apple TV.
Google says that if users setup mail on their iPhones simply by tapping the "Gmail" icon, the v1.1.3 upgrade will convert access from POP to IMAP. The result is that messages read on an iPhone will also appear as read in the Gmail web interface, and any deletions will move messages to the web Trash bin, where they will be permanently deleted after 30 days.
It is noted, however, that it is possible to disable this behavior by manually configuring IMAP, or reverting to POP in a similar manner. The protocol shift is just one of a number of changes introduced to Gmail this week, among them automatic refreshing and contact completion on the iPhone. General changes to Gmail have included larger attachment limits, expanded chat options, and the ability to integrate non-Google e-mail accounts.
EA reveals Spore for Mac
At the Macworld Expo this week, Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) announced that "Spore" will be available for the Mac later this year.
EA describes the gaming title as "your own personal universe in a box. In this universe you can create and evolve life, establish tribes, build civilizations and even sculpt entire worlds. In Spore you have a variety of creation tools at your disposal that allow you to customize nearly aspect of your universe: creatures, vehicles, buildings, and even spaceships. While Spore is a single player game, your creations and other playersâ creations are automatically shared between your galaxy and theirs, providing a limitless number of worlds to explore and play."
Both the PC and Macintosh versions of the game will feature the full experience of cell through to space with editors for designing creatures, buildings, and vehicles, EA said.
Like the game developer's other recent Mac titles, Spore for the Mac will be made possible through TransGamingâs Cider Portability Engine.
BBC to bring iPlayer to Apple TV?
The BBC is strongly considering offering its iPlayer web video service through the revamped Apple TV, writes the company's technology director Ashley Highfield on his blog.
Apple's shift from purchase-only videos to a rental model would allow the British network to mimic the functions of the website while providing a more comfortable TV environment, he says. While the shows could still be free to watch, the Apple TV's system would avoid copyright issues by automatically clearing episodes after their viewing period is up, a feature that show producers currently "insist" upon for the website.


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It's over 9000!!This particular meme was born back in October, 2006. Essentially, this means that Internet users have been regurgitating the exact same joke for nearly SIX years. SIX GODDAMN YEARS. That's over half a decade!
Why I hate memesIt's not that I don't find memes funny. It's just that memes never seem to run their course and gracefully die out. Instead, they hang around and overstay their welcome, much like a visiting relative or a silent-but-deadly fart on a crowded school bus. Whenever I come across a newly-born meme, I feel conflicted. On one hand, I like the fact that it's new and fresh and that it has provided me with some entertainment. However, on the other hand, I feel troubled because I know for a fact that it's going to be regurgitated and beaten into the ground for the next couple of years. You know that feeling you get when somebody tells an old joke that you heard years ago? Well, that's the exact same feeling I get when I see an old meme being paraded around as if it's new and shiny.
It's not just the repetitiveness of it all that irks me. My ever-growing hatred for Internet memes is also fueled by the fact that some people prefer to communicate with them. For example: On popular social news websites such as Reddit, you'll often come across users who persist on using advice animal memes to present their arguments. It's as if regular conversation has become too boring for them and they feel as if the inclusion of "Scumbag Steve" and "Good Guy Greg" will brighten things up and make everything more exciting.
Why do people hate memes?The closer you are to the birthplace of an Internet meme, the more likely you are to end up despising it. It all starts out fine and dandy. Somebody on 4chan submits something that is unique, strange or funny and it quickly catches on. Within a day or so, it has become some sort of inside joke. People are rehashing it, derivatives are being submitted and everyone is delighted.
However, after a week or so of seeing a constant stream of rehashes and spin-offs, the people who originally found the meme funny are now beginning to feel jaded by its presence. In their mind, the joke has worn thin and it's time to let it die. Unfortunately for them, little Jimmy has decided to visit 4chan for the first time in a few days and he thinks that this "new" meme of theirs is absolutely hilarious. In fact, he feels as if his buddies over on TypicalForumWebsite.com will also appreciate it! And he's right. They love it! Well... most of them do.
User A, B and C can't get enough of this new meme. User D, on the other hand, can't stand the sight of it! You see, User D is also a 4chan user and he's been seeing the exact same meme for the past week or so. He feels tired of it and is frustrated because of how it has effectively taken over his favorite forum board. To make things worse, all of his complaints are falling on deaf ears because everyone is far too busy playing with their new toy to care about what some damn party pooper has to say! Some of them are creating derivatives of their own. Some of them are having fun by injecting the meme into random conversations about unrelated topics. Simply put: User D is not a happy camper.
After a few weeks, the users of this particular forum board have also grown tired of the meme. Essentially, they've tired themselves out by repeating the same joke with slightly different punchlines. They want to move on and let it rest. Unfortunately for them, the meme doesn't want to rest. Instead, it wants to spread out like wildfire and leak onto larger websites.
Sooner or later, people begin to fulfill this wish by sharing the meme on larger websites such as Reddit and Tumblr, much to the dismay of everyone that has already grown tired of it. This is a critical part of the meme's lifespan. At this point, it can either fizzle out or go viral. If the meme has any sort of mainstream appeal, it will grow. If not, it'll remain in obscurity. If it has the potential for mainstream appeal, it'll be molded and reshaped into something that "everyone" will like. If you think about it, sites like Reddit and Tumblr tend to act as a buffer zone between the birthplace of these memes and the rest of the Internet. If the meme has mass appeal, these websites will wrap it up in plastic and aid its spread (all the while mocking those who accept their little package).
Before you know it, the meme is being covered by bloggers and tech news websites. It's also beginning to seep onto Youtube and Facebook. Youtube channels are using the meme in their videos and Facebook fan pages are being setup in order to worship it. Twitter accounts dedicated to the meme are born and they amass a large amount of followers. Those followers retweet the meme ad nauseam, spreading it even further. The spread of the meme across Facebook is aided by websites such as 9gag, which are littered with "share buttons". Reddit and Tumblr refuse to let go of the meme and continue on churning out derivatives. At this stage, companies and entrepreneurs try to monetize it by offering merchandise and Youtube channels try to inflate their views/revenue by using it in their video thumbnails and channel backgrounds.
The meme has now become apart of mainstream Internet culture. It might have taken months or even years, but in the end, it got there, and there was nothing that anyone could do to stop it. Whenever a person became tired of the meme, he or she was replaced by three or four more people who were willing to carry the torch and help it spread. Throughout the months and years, those who had witnessed the meme in its early stages had to watch on in horror as this "joke" was repeated time and time again, with growing intensity.

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Pale Male the city hawk was evicted from his nest, and the flap has already begun.
NEW YORK Pale Male the city hawk was evicted from his nest, and the flap has already begun.
So said aggrieved bird-watchers and neighbors after workmen raised a scaffold to the top of a Manhattan apartment Tuesday and ripped out the famous red-tailed hawk's nest.
The act appeared to end an urban drama that has fascinated bird-watchers over the past nine years, as Pale Male and a succession of mates raised 25 chicks -- the last trio of fledglings last June -- on the narrow 12th floor ledge over Fifth Avenue.
The hawks also achieved a measure of world fame, through television specials and a book, "Red-Tails in Love." On summer weekends, crowds have gathered at the Central Park boat pond to observe them.
"I am outraged," said a teary-eyed Jane Corin, who lives across the street. "That building has been very good about this until now. It's heartbreaking."
Pale Male -- so named for his whitish plumage -- and his mate, Lola, were nowhere to be seen as the nest was removed, nor were any of their latest offspring.
"The hawks will come back and find the nest is gone," said bird hobbyist Lincoln Karim, an engineer at Associated Press Television News who in summer often lets people view the birds through his giant telephoto camera. "How could these people do this?"
City Parks Commissioner Adrian Benape said he was consulting with state officials to determine who removed the nest and whether any law or regulation had been broken. Red-tailed hawks are not legally protected, he said but the loss of the birds would hurt because "they limit the rodent population in an area where natural predators were absent for a long time."
A doorman at the building said it was managed by Brown Harris Stevens, a prominent Manhattan real estate firm. At the company office, an employee declined to comment.
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More stuff on Mr. Cruise and his Clam Friends:
Katie More Zombie-Like Than Ever reports Roger Friedman of Fox News
OK, everybody say it with me: C-R-E-E-P-Y.
Reading it can only be even more worrisome for her parents as they see the steady hold Tom Cruise and Scientology have taken of their beloved daughter. There is no way to minimize the frightening aspect of the interview. Holmes, who previously was a sweet, thoughtful, articulate young woman, now comes across like a zombie. She's accompanied on the interview by Jessica Feshbach Rodriguez, her Scientology minder. You may remember that I told you about Feshbach some weeks ago. Her family is a top financial donor to Scientology. Feshbach, whom Holmes calls her "best friend" in the interview, after six weeks of knowing her, is a high-level Scientologist.
According to the various Web sites that monitor the L. Ron Hubbard-founded religion, Feshbach completed courses called "Security Checker Internship," "False Purpose Rundown Auditorship" and "Clear Certainty."According to those who accompanied Holmes through her various publicity trips this spring, Feshbach has never left her side.Neither have other "monitors" who followed Holmes everywhere she went, according to sources, constantly whispering in walkie talkie-like devices (those things that are strapped to wrists, connected to ear pieces) even when she was going to the bathroom...
...As for Holmes, the W interview — conducted by Rob Haskell — features comments from the omnipresent Feshbach (who goes by her second husband's name, Rodriguez). When Holmes is asked to describe her feelings for Cruise, Feshbach interrupts and says, "You adore him." During the interview, Holmes — in a very choreographed stunt — receives an expensive "surprise" gift from Cruise.
But wait there's more. Apparently Tom's kids with Nicole Kidman are indeed being taught to worship at the altar of Xenu and L. Ron Hubbard.Nicole had apparently wanted to raise the kids Catholic - obviously that ain't happening :
It's the news that Cruise and Nicole Kidman's 12-year-old daughter Isabella Cruise has been listed in the Scientology bulletin for completing the basic course. She's under the name "Bella Cruise." This can only be heartbreaking for Kidman, who — as Holmes once was — is a devout Roman Catholic from an observant family.
This column reported exclusively a couple of weeks ago that the Cruise-Kidman kids are educated at Tom's home in Beverly Hills by his two sisters, with an emphasis on the teachings of Scientology. This raises the question of who has custody of their children. The answer seems to be Cruise, because the kids must be in his home every day for their schooling.
Poor kids. Well at least maybe we can save Katie. Mr. Sun! has a pretty good RESCUE PLAN.
More stuff:
The The Tom Cruise Scientology Centre via LiquidGeneration (be sure to listen to the testimonials)
The I'm Tom Cruise, and I'm in LOVE!!! blog in which Tom-tom uses to express himself and his great "love" for Katie, Xenu and others.
The very apt TomCruiseIsNuts.com website.
Lastly John Allen in his Word from Rome has the the both bizarre and disturbing rumor from Germany that the Scientologists may be interested in buying Pope Benedict XVI's birthplace, which is up for sale:
What exactly will the $cientologists want with this house other than to recruit earnest Catholic pilgrims who will go see the birthplace of Joseph Ratzinger and leave with a copy of Diantetics in one hand and an appointment for a $cientology auditing in the other?
Acting through an intermediary, the mayor said, the Church of Scientology is bidding to become the new owner, for purposes that remain obscure. It's not clear how the mayor knows this, nor why the Scientologists would pay top dollar for a facility in a small Bavarian town that seems unpromising territory for new recruits.
It's probable that Marktl-am-Inn will take its place alongside Wadowice, Poland, the hometown of John Paul II, as a modern Catholic pilgrimage destination. Who exactly will be there to welcome the pilgrims remains to be seen.
Yet again this is: C-R-E-E-P-Y.
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DALLAS (AP) - The fun is over for Phil Jackson and his five kids.
They've spent the last 20-plus years treating the NBA playoffs like a private party, according to their dad. So with Jackson retiring after this postseason, and with his Los Angeles Lakers on the brink of elimination, four of them flew to Dallas for Game 4 of a second-round series against the Mavericks.
Decked out in yellow hats with Roman numerals marking Jackson's 10th and 11th championships, hoping he could somehow pull out No. 12, they instead witnessed perhaps the worst game of his playoff career - an ugly blowout loss to the Mavericks, completing Dallas' sweep.
Jason Terry tied a playoff record with nine 3-pointers and the Mavs advanced to the Western Conference finals with a 122-86 victory Sunday that ended the Lakers' run toward a third straight NBA championship.
``It felt good tonight, but we know we're only halfway home,' center Tyson Chandler said. ``We've got eight wins, but we need eight more. That's our ultimate goal.'
Jackson knows that better than anyone.
A Hall of Famer since 2007, he leaves with a record 11 titles, and only 10 series losses. Take away Red Auerbach, who won nine championships, and Jackson won more titles than any two coaches combined. He won six championships with Michael Jordan, three with Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal, and the last two with Bryant leading the way.
The 65-year-old Zen Master had to be talked into coming back this year. He was lured by the chase for a 12th title, bundled neatly as four three-peats, but he knew it would be tough with a team worn down by three straight years of playing into mid-June.
``(That) puts a lot of strain on the basketball club from all angles: personalities, spiritually, physically, emotionally, and getting charged up for game after game and assault after assault when you go in and play a team,' Jackson said. ``It was a challenge bigger than we could beat this year.'
Jackson has retired before, only to come back. This time, he said he means it.
``In all my hopes and aspirations, this is the final game that I'll coach,' he said. ``It's been a wonderful run.'
Assistant Brian Shaw, a former Lakers player, is considered a front-runner to take over. The bigger decisions for general manager Mitch Kupchak will be how to surround Bryant. He may want a younger point guard than Derek Fisher, who turns 37 before next season, and he may consider breaking up his tandem of 7-footers, Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol.
``We all know they always come back and get themselves back in the race,' Jackson said. ``The Lakers are going to survive.'
And Jackson will be rooting them on.
``My companion and sweetheart is running the organization on the business side,' he said, referring to Jeannie Buss, daughter of club owner Dr. Jerry Buss, ``so I know I'll be involved somehow.'
Jackson's departure will be felt hardest by Bryant.
``I grew up under him,' Bryant said. ``The way I approach things, the way I think about things - not only basketball, life in general - comes from him. It's a little weird for me to think of what next year is going to be like.'
Dallas will host either Oklahoma City or Memphis in the conference finals. The Grizzlies lead the Thunder 2-1 going into Game 4 on Monday night. The next round likely won't start before next Sunday, a layoff that could pay huge dividends for a roster filled with players in their 30s.
Then again, the Mavs might want to keep playing the way they're going.
They tied a playoff record with 20 3-pointers, shooting 63 percent from behind the arc and 60 percent from the field (44 of 73) overall.
They extended a franchise record by winning their sixth straight playoff game, a streak that began right after they blew a 23-point lead in Game 4 of their first-round series against Portland.
While the crowd went bonkers all afternoon, they weren't doused in confetti at game's end. The organization held back to symbolize that this is only a step toward the bigger goal of winning its first title.
``I'm going to enjoy this for a day,' Dirk Nowitzki said. ``I think I'm gonna have some pizza and cheat on my diet.'
Terry made 11 of 14 shots for 32 points. J.J. Barea set a career playoff-best with 22 points and Peja Stojakovic added 21 points. None of those guys start.
``We've been doing it by committee all year long,' said Nowitzki, who scored 17 points, his fewest this postseason. ``There are a lot of guys who can make plays and make shots when it counts.'
The Lakers blew big, late leads in Games 1 and 3, and came in talking about cleaning up their fourth-quarter performance. They never got that far.
The second quarter proved to be one of the most spectacular in Mavericks history, thanks mostly to Terry.
He was 5 of 6 from behind the arc that period, and the team was 7 of 8 - despite Jackson's repeated demands that his players run at them to try forcing them to dribble up for 2-pointers instead of 3s. The Mavericks had a run of 13-2 early in the quarter and a 10-1 spurt at the end.
Bryant couldn't bail out the Lakers. He made only 1 of 5 shots in the period and had two turnovers. His only basket came after shoving Barea away from him; the pesky little point guard got even right away, driving straight to the rim for a layup.
Bryant finished 7 of 18 for 17 points. Gasol's lost postseason continued, too; he had 10 points and eight rebounds.
To make the loss even more embarrassing for the Lakers, Lamar Odom and Bynum were both ejected within a 45-second span of the fourth quarter for flagrant fouls.
NOTES: Teams trailing 0-3 are now 0-99 in NBA playoff history. The Lakers became the 60th to get swept. ... Before the game, Jackson was told the league was fining him $35,000 for comments he made Saturday that were critical of officials. ``That's not fun having a feeling like I've been chased down the freeway by them,' Jackson said. ``But as Richard Nixon says, 'You won't be able to kick this guy around any more.'' ... The lopsided loss continued a trend for the Lakers. Although they'd won nine straight series, their previous eliminations were by 39, nine, 31 and 13 points. ... The 39-point loss - to Boston in Game 6 of the 2008 Finals - was the only bigger blowout loss than this for Jackson, Bryant and the entire Lakers franchise. ... Nowitzki improved to 8-0 in playoff games against Gasol.
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It is hard not to feel inspired after visiting the new Chihuly Garden and Glass exhibit, opening to the public today (!) Monday, May 21.
It is also hard, as a local, not to approach the new exhibit with an air of cynicism – superiority, even.
Chihuly isn't new, after all. He has been installing works in hotels, banks, theaters, universities and public spaces around the world since the 1980s. Saying you are familiar with Dale Chihuly's work in the Northwest is on par with explaining your familiarity with pine trees...or Dick's hamburgers.
For that reason, there will be few surprises for most visitors in terms of what objects are shown at Chihuly Garden and Glass.
Boats overflow with the glass balls or "Ma Chihuly's Floats" we've come to know so well in Tacoma Art Museum's atrium; the Medusa-hair chandeliers are just as wild as those you've seen hanging in Benaroya Hall's lobby; and a colorful ceiling mimics the ocean floor just as beautifully as the one installed on the Bridge of Glass in Tacoma (or the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas).
What is different – and worth paying the ticket price – is how the objects are displayed.This is the first time that I've seen Chihuly's work when it wasn't a guest, or temporary invader (or a decorative afterthought) in a space. At Chihuly Garden and Glass, in fact, the space has been manipulated very carefully to showcase the work.
Several Chihuly Garden and Glass employees comment that Dale Chihuly was extremely hands-on in the process of building the exhibit. From the color of the walls to the number of accordions hanging from the ceiling in the cafe, to the locally-made wares featured in the gift shop (like the beautiful Pendelton blankets shown above; they feature designs by Chihuly)—it has all been green-lighted by the man himself after careful research and (sometimes) multiple rounds of revision.
Knowing that, there is no doubt the art is displayed precisely to the artist's specifications. So even the way the work casts shadows upon the wall (a beautiful side effect throughout the exhibit) seems intentional.
Even if you have seen the "Mille Fiore," or "Neon Forests" or "Baskets" before – I think you'll find there is plenty left to discover about Chihuly's work given this new, more holistically crafted context, which includes drawings and renderings displayed with the works they imagined; collected items that inspired the work's theme; or just stunning lighting that shows the work at its most dramatic.
For every new room you enter in this exhibit, you witness the fruits of a different decade of Chihuly's career spent pursuing the same questions with increasingly bold tactics: how big, how colorful, how thin - how unlike glass can glass become before it breaks?
For every collection contained in the café's shadow-box tables, you'll see deeper evidence of a nostalgia for the tools and toys that occupy a simpler, more playful life (toy cars, shaving brushes, strange string holders that look like spooky dolls).
And for every Northwest artist and craftsman who has been hand-picked to sell their eco-conscious wares in the gift shop: you'll realize it's not all about Chihuly.
Sure, it mostly is.
But it is also a wild, colorful, ostentatious celebration of creativity – and how imagination is, sometimes, the only limit to what one person can create.
WHAT: Chihuly Garden and Glass
WHERE: Seattle Center (adjacent to the Space Needle); 305 Harrison Seattle
WHEN: Opens Monday, May 21. Hours: Mon-Thurs 11am-8pm; Fri-Sun 10am-9pm
HOW MUCH: $12-$19 (King County residents receive a discount)
WHY: A retrospective exhibit of glass artist Dale Chihuly's career, featuring indoor and outdoor displays of handblown glass art.
BONUS FEATURES: The audio tour, available for free on your smart phone thanks to the amazing website built by local company Tag Creative (you don't have to be inside the museum to experience it); the view of the Space Needle from the atrium, especially at night; the gift shop featuring handmade jewelry, toys, accessories and more - much of it by Northwest artists; the Collections Cafe menu, created with help from chef Jason Wilson of CRUSH and featuring dishes made with locally sourced ingredients and several local beers and wines!
MORE INFO: 206.753.4940; chihulygardenandglass.com


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Wandering: Addressing a Problem for People With Alzheimer's Disease
Wandering: A Major Problem in People With Alzheimer's Disease
]]>Alzheimer's disease]]> is a debilitating disorder that robs victims of their memory, and cognitive abilities. As it progresses, people with Alzheimer's may become increasingly disoriented to time and place. As a result, wandering is a dangerous problem for many Alzheimer's sufferers (and those who take care of them). Wandering is a potentially life-threatening and frightening behavior. Memory loss, sleep disturbance, and erosion of language may contribute to wandering. Other factors may include restlessness, stress, and medication side effects.
What Can Be Done for Wanderers?
The US Department of Justice partnered with the National Alzheimer's Association to create Safe Return. This is an identification program that unites Alzheimer's disease wanderers with their loved ones. For a fee, families can register a patient with Alzheimer's. The patient's name, photo, identifying characteristics, and emergency contacts are placed in a database. The patients wear an accessory—a pin, necklace, or bracelet—indicating that they are memory impaired. Then, if the patient is found wandering, a call can be placed to the 24-hour toll-free hotline listed on the Safe Return accessory. Local law enforcement agencies can then use this information to return the wanderers to their homes.
Preventing Wandering
Wandering is a serious problem for Alzheimer's patients and their caretakers. There are a few simple measures that caretakers can follow, however, to help prevent wandering:
- Conceal or camouflage doors.
- Install locks, alarm systems, and wandering monitoring devices.
- Label doors to explain the purpose of each room and to discourage exit/entry. Use warning signs or symbols that say "Do Not Enter" or "No!"
- Try to identify when the patient is likely to wander and distract him or her with another activity at that time.
- Encourage activity that will relieve the patient's anxiety.
- Reassure the patient that he or she is in the right place.
Federal Aviation Administration: Satellite Navigation
National Alzheimer's Association
National Institute on Aging
University of Rochester
Alzheimer Society Canada
Public Health Agency of Canada
Alzheimer's Association. 2006 National Public Policy Program. Alzheimer's Association website. Available at: http://www.alz.org/advocacy/2006program/5a.asp. Accessed March 17, 2008.
Alzheimer's Association. Safety center. Alzheimer's Association website. Available at: http://www.alz.org/safetycenter/we_can_help_safety_medicalert_safereturn.asp. Updated August 21, 2007. Accessed March 24, 2010.
Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center. Managing problem behaviors in long-term care facilities. Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center website. Available at: http://www.nia.nih.gov/Alzheimers/. Accessed March 17, 2008.
Alzheimer Support. Safe return program highlights the dangers of alzheimer's disease and wandering. Alzheimer Support website.Available at: http://www.alzheimersupport.com/library/showarticle.cfm/id/1903/searchtext/wandering. Accessed June 17, 2003.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders. Alzheimer's disease information page. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke website. Available at: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/alzheimersdisease/alzheimersdisease.htm. Accessed March 17, 2008.
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By Alison Bosma
By Gerry Tuoti
Wicked Local Newsbank Editor
Paul Mina calls the summer the "hungriest time of the year," for families and schoolchildren especially.
"It's a time when people aren't thinking about it," Mina, president and CEO of United Way of Tri-County, a nonprofit that operates three food pantries in MetroWest, said. "We don't get a lot of donations. As a result, we're struggling to provide people with the quantity of food."
On top of the lack of donations, the 300,000 children statewide who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch at school are without that meal now that classes are off for summer break.
"In the summertime when they're out of school, those meals are not there, so that creates a problem for many families," Mina said. He added, "Oftentimes (low-income families) depend on the school program .... to feed their children."
Last year, federally funded free summer meals programs provided an average of 53,000 lunches per day to children statewide. That represents about 18 percent of students who received free or reduced-price lunch during the school year.
"Low-income children are really at risk for hunger and malnutrition during the summer months," said Jordan Smith, community relations coordinator for Project Bread's Child Nutrition Outreach Team.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture provides reimbursements to organizations that serve breakfast, lunch, dinner or snacks through the federal Summer Food Service Program. The state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education oversees the programs in Massachusetts, and receives technical assistance from Project Bread, the nonprofit that organizes the annual Boston Walk for Hunger.
In most cases, in order to receive the federal reimbursement from the USDA, summer meals programs must be located in an area where at least half the children are in families living below 185 percent of the federal poverty line. At open-site programs, children can just show up during designated hours to get a free meal. No enrollment or paperwork is required.
Low-income children living in other areas may not be close enough to get to a meal site, particularly in rural areas, Smith said.
In Southborough, feeding those in need is a task taken on by five local churches, without federal help, though they do see some assistance from the Worcester County Food Bank. The churches benefit from donation drives during the school year, organized by Boy and Girl Scouts, and specific schools, but that falls off in the summer, said Karen White, one of Southborough's food pantry coordinators.
"Maybe during the year they may come in twice a month," White said, adding that the pantry serves about 60 families year-round, spending about $600 each summer on food. "(During the summer), a lot of times they'll come in twice a week."
The USDA also provides reimbursements to eligible closed-site programs. These are often summer day camps or recreation programs. Children must be enrolled in those programs to participate. To qualify for the federal reimbursement, at least half a program's enrolled participants must meet federal income eligibility requirements.
The MetroWest YMCA's summer food program is a closed site that offers breakfast and lunch to all campers, no questions asked, and is run through the Framingham Public Schools.
"It's a problem and it shouldn't be," MetroWest YMCA Chief Operating Officer Jeanne Sherlock said, of the lack of summer meals for children. "Nobody should be hungry for that matter, but when you start to think about kids, who are so vulnerable and trying to learn.... We know if they're hungry, they can't learn."
There are approximately 1,000 Summer Food Service Program sites in Massachusetts. The USDA provides a reimbursement of up to $3.74 per meal. Reimbursement rates are less for breakfasts and snacks, and when a program uses an outside vendor.
In an effort to raise awareness and increase participation in Summer Food Services Programs, Project Bread and the DESE work to identify new potential sites and find sponsors to run local programs.
Technology is also playing a role in getting the word out.
This year, Project Bread, in partnership with the DESE, launched the SummerEats App for iOS and Android devices. The free mobile app shows nearby sites where children and teens can access free meals during the summer.
"Clearly the need is there," Smith said. "There are about 243,000 kids in Massachusetts who would be eating a free or reduced-price lunch as part of their daily routine who aren't getting a free lunch in the summer."
How can you help?
"Donate to your food pantries," Sherlock said. "This is a very vulnerable time for families when school is out of session."
Food pantry directors and coordinators usually have a solid handle on what the pantry needs at any given time, and are happy to provide a list to people looking to donate.
"Cereal, always cereal," Southborough's White said, of what her pantry needs. "Right now, we're really low on mustard, ketchup, mayonnaise, oil."
United Way of Tri-County's Mina pointed out that some organizations prefer money to donations, because nonprofits can receive a discount from places like the Boston or Worcester County food banks. United Way is also looking for summer volunteers, he said.
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education two years ago launched a program that offered free and reduced-price meals to every student in schools with high concentrations of low-income students. It therefore stopped including statistics for schoolchildren eligible for free and reduced-price lunches in annual reports. A new category "economically disadvantaged" was formed, specifically including children who participate in SNAP, transitional assistance, DCF foster care or MassHealth, but does not accurately track the students who are without lunches when school is out. The below numbers are from the 2013-2014 school year, the last year the department tracked free and reduced-price numbers.
LI (low income) FL (free lunch) RL (reduced lunch)
Ashland LI: 321 (12.4 percent) FL: 271 (10.5 percent) RL: 50 (1.9 percent)
Framingham LI: 3,285 (39.7 percent) FL: 2,730 (33 percent) RL: 555 (6.7 percent)
Holliston LI: 155 (5.5 percent) FL: 126 (4.5 percent) RL: 29 ( 1 percent)
Hopkinton LI: 84 (2.4 percent) FL: 73 (2.1 percent) RL: 11 (.3 percent)
Hudson LI: 753 (25.6 percent) FL: 616 (20.9 percent) RL: 137 (4.6 percent)
Marlborough LI: 2,047 (45.1 percent) FL: 1,653 (36.4 percent) RL: 394 (8.7 percent)
Natick LI: 509 (9.6 percent) FL: 417 (7.9 percent) RL: 92 (1.7 percent)
Northborough-Southborough LI: 80 (5.4 percent) FL: 75 (5.1 percent) RL: 5 (.3 percent)
Northborough LI: 178 (9.8 percent) FL: 139 (7.7 percent) RL: 39 (2.2 percent)
Shrewsbury LI: 903 (15 percent) FL: 593 (9.9 percent) RL: 310 (5.2 percent)
Southborough LI: 44 (3.2 percent) FL: 32 (2.3 percent) RL: 12 (.9 percent)
Sudbury LI: 124 (4.2 percent) FL: 106 (3.6 percent) RL: 18 (.6 percent)
Wayland LI: 174 (6.5 percent) FL: 126 (4.7 percent) RL: 48 (1.8 percent)
Westborough LI: 362 (10.1 percent) FL: 278 (7.8 percent) RL: 84 (2.3 percent)
Weston LI: 85 (3.6 percent) FL: 65 (2.8 percent) RL: 20 (.9 percent)


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You've noticed that oil and water always separate out in a container, with water staying on the bottom and oil floating along the surface. What does it take to make the water rise up? This experiment shows that it takes a lot of charge, which resolves into lightning!
Ah, science. It never stops finding ways to be cool. In this quick demonstration, a drop of water is put in mineral oil. The entire set-up is then exposed to a strong electric field. This causes the water to rise up against the force of gravity and start to move for the surface.
As it rises, it gets squeezed into a cone, and droplets break off. The smaller droplets rise faster, until there is a broken path of water from the droplet to the surface. The droplet then discharges, and you can see flashes of lightning! After the water has zapped itself free of charge — for the moment — it sinks back down again. So very cool. [Via Plasma Engineer]


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Vegan in Germany
I heard that all beer and bread in Germany is Vegan, can anyone confirm this?
I plan on travelling to Germany in September 2012 so it's a long way off yet...
I am going to Hohenschwangau to see Neuschwanstein Castle, so I will not be spending a lot of time in major cities with vegan restaurants.
Any other tips for travelling in Germany?
Can't help too much aside from sending you to happycow.net for restaurant and health store suggestions. There are a couple users here from Germany. Hopefully they'll see this and respond.
Hi! I live in Berlin, which is super vegan friendly, so it's too bad you won't be coming here. I can't say too much about what it's like in other parts of Germany, but it's not true that all beer and bread are vegan here. I actually don't know anything about beer because I don't drink it, but my vegan friend in Bavaria has talked about specific beers that are vegan, from which I conclude that not all of them are. As for bread, you just have to ask. Usually the dark German breads are fine, but things like pretzels often have milk in them or butter coating, which sucks.
SB is right about checking out happycow.net for suggestions. And if you can get to any bio shops there is vegan food aplenty.
I've also read that all beer in Germany is vegan due to specific laws. I'm pretty sure I read it in Animal Ingredients A-Z. If I get time tomorrow I can look it up again.
So I found out the deal with vegan beer in Germany. The laws aren't actually laws like they'll get in trouble if they use ingredients besides water, malt, and hops (and sometimes yeast), it's just what they're supposed to use traditionally. I mean they're probably all fine, but there's nothing actually keeping beer manufacturers from adding other ingredients. So my friend just likes to confirm that the beers she drinks are vegan to be on the safe side.
My husband and I are going to Germany in Sept. He knows all things beer and has already been making a list of all the beers he's going to drink. I'll ask him if he knows of any that are vegan.
Ok, here's a link my hubby gave me. It pretty much says that 99% of German beers are vegan. Yay! http://www.vegan-nutritionista.com/vegan-beer.html
I am sure that in germany mostly the beer is vagan but it also contains other intial and vital ingredints as well.Its very best and purly vagan.So if you people wisit germany you and your husband may also enjoy vagan beer over there.Local people are very coopertive and it will be a very nice journy for you.Speciall the vagan beer is very best and has ist special and very best taste and enjoment.


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Direct Printing or Painting Fome-Cor® & Gator™ Products
Direct printing can be accomplished by either digital printing or screen-printing. Both the Fome-Cor and Gator products can be utilized very effectively with direct print techniques.
Direct printing can be accomplished by either digital printing or screen-printing. Both the Fome-Cor and Gator products can be utilized very effectively with direct print techniques.
Direct printing and painting information is provided for the products listed below. Products marked with an "*" do not have a recommended application with direct printing.
|Fome-Cor® Products
|Gator™ Products
|Fome-Cor® Board
|Specialty Products
|Specialty Products
|Acid-Free Fome-Cor® Board
|Heat-Activated Fome-Cor® Board
|Self-Adhesive Fome-Cor® Board
|Gatorblanks® - *
|JetPrint Board™
|ValuBoard™ - *
Fome-Cor Products
Fome-Cor products offer a variety of liner colors (white, black, and natural kraft). The white, clay-coated paper liners are chosen for their excellent direct print capabilities.
Both digital printing and screen-printing work very well with the white clay-coated liner. Digital printing has several products to choose from. The standard 1/8", 3/16" and 3/8" Fome-Cor are well suited with the white liner. The new JetMount Board has an increased density to the foam that provides better dent resistance for 1/4" thick printing. Should an ink-jet receptive surface be needed for direct printing you have the great choice of JetPrint Board. The product comes standard with one-side printable, but special order of a two-sided printable.
Typical characteristics for screen-printing includes fine line detail, good ink holdout, and fast drying rates. Water-based, solvent-based, or UV inks are generally suitable. Fome-Cor's smooth surface makes it ideal for any printing operation which can utilize rigid, flat sheet stock.
JetPrint Board: JetPrint Board's proprietary coating was developed and tested for use with many water-based digital inks (dye or pigment) on the market today. JetPrint Board is endorsed by Encad®, Inc., for use with Graphic Standard PLUS™ high-gamut, indoor, dye-based ink and Graphic Extend™ lightfast, indoor dye- based inks.
The coating and substrate are designed for indoor applications and are not recommended for outdoor use or applications where exposure to moisture is anticipated. It is recommended that the user test JetPrint Board for use with other manufacturers' printers and ink systems to determine compatibility and operating conditions before running commercial jobs.
JetPrint Board is designed for use with printers capable of handling rigid media of ¼ inch thickness or greater. Boards may be trimmed to smaller sizes if required by the printer. Printers should be equipped with thermal inkjet heads that are designed to use a water-based ink system (dye or pigment). In some cases, special modifications, adjustments or additions need to be made to printers to accommodate rigid media. Contact your printer supplier for details on specific printer models. See the JetPrint Board Information Sheet for more information on thickness and available sizes.
Gator Products
Gator product foam panels are rigid, lightweight and easy to handle. They may be used in either direct print method of digital or screen-printing. Although you can print on any color of the 3 facers (white, natural kraft or black) the predominant choice is the white facer. With the introduction of Bright White Gatorfoam the direct print method now has a dramatic facer that delivers excellent vibrant colors. The new bright white facer has demonstrated excellent ink adhesion.
Large format digital printing on flatbed printers has excellent application for the Gator products, particularly the white Gatorfoam, and Gatorplast. GatorLite may also be used but proto-typing is recommended.
Gator products are also widely used in the screen print industry. The suppliers of equipment and inks can provide you with specific recommendations to achieve maximum results. The surface should, of course, be cleaned and free of any surface contaminates (i.e. oils, dust particles, etc.) prior to commencing. If surface has become soiled or scratched, it may be lightly hand sanded with a silicon carbide dry paper 180 grit or finer. To avoid clogging of screens be sure that loose dust is completely removed from panels.
Oven temperature must be controlled to a maximum of 180 F for 1-½ minutes to prevent deterioration of foam and possible warpage of the Gator panel. When using ambient drying racks, drying time is usually approximately ten minutes
Gator products offer a good surface for ultra violet inks. Normal curing times should be followed as opposed to slow line speeds. GatorLite will require some proto-typing for digital printing, due to the natural colored facer. GatorLite will usually absorb more ink and may require additional coats to insure the panel has the desired appearance. Screen printers are currently printing on a coated paper and laminating to the natural facer on GatorLite.
Fome-Cor Products
Fome-Cor products can be painted with poster colors, acrylic paints, tempera, India ink, and latex-based pigments. Depending on the application, oil or water-based paints may also be suitable. Lacquers, shellacs, and solvent-based paints should be used only when not allowed to penetrate the liner or contact the foam edge.
When coating most of one side of a panel, the backside of the panel should also be coated to maintain more perfect long-term flatness. When possible, place weights at the edges when allowing the board to dry.
Gator Products
Gator products (excluding Gatorplast and Gatorblanks) need no special preparation before priming or painting. The surface should of course, be kept clean and free of any oil contaminates as with any other surface to be painted. If the surface has become lightly soiled or scratched, it may be hand sanded with a silicon carbide dry paper 180 grit or finer. After sanding, be sure to clean surface well to remove any dust particles. For optimum results, we recommend that the surface be sealed with a good primer. See following section on "Paint System".
Gator products (excluding Gatorplast and Gatorblanks) can be painted with acrylic base enamels (water base or oil base), or oil base lacquers (solvent base). Caution should be exercised, however, when using oil base or solvent base systems, not to allow paint to make contact with the polystyrene foam. These types of paints are likely to attack and deteriorate the foam core.
Any of the common methods of spray, roll or brush coating paint may be used:
Spray coating normally offers the best all-around results with smoother, more uniform coverage. Curtain coating is not recommended due to a bubbling action created in the paint. The bubbling is caused by an air displacement and solvent flashing situation when applying a high volume of paint so quickly. This problem may be minimized by specifying flat pigment and slower solvents in the paint or by using water base paints.
The paint system may vary depending on the individual requirement or desirability. There are currently a wide range of systems in use. These include:
|High Grade System
|Low Grade System
|2 coats primer
2 coats pigmented enamel
2 coats clear topcoat
|1 coat primer
1 coat-pigmented topcoat
Any good grade of paint from a reputable manufacturer would be adequate. In cases where the foam edges might be subjected to exterior exposure, it will be necessary to protect the edges from deterioration by the high intensity ultra-violet light from the sun. A good coating of a pigmented water-base paint or similar UV barrier should be sufficient to provide this protection (please note that in exterior applications, edges must be inspected and touched up as necessary). From time to time, customers have experienced problems from UV penetration due to insufficient UV inhibiting pigment in the paint. This is particularly true with darker colors, i.e. dark red, deep brown, black, etc. If such colors are used and exposed edges of foam are not covered with a water base paint that has a heavy load of UV inhibiting pigment or with a good quality UV barrier, we will not be liable in the event of a foam/glue line failure. For full information on UV inhibitors contact your paint suppliers.
Drying by oxidation and evaporation is preferred. When it is possible, allow the freshly painted Gator product to dry the length of time suggested by the particular paint manufacturer.
Painting of Gatorplast: Gatorplast's matte finish requires special preparation. The board's surface should be clean and free from dust before painting. Sanding of Gatorplast cap sheets is not recommended. Gatorplast board can be painted with several types of paint including water-based and some solvent-based paints. Paints must be compatible with polystyrene and capable of adhering to polystyrene. Contact your paint supplier for specific recommendations.
Latex- or water-based enamel paints can be used with a minimum of concern about the compatibility of the paint and the cap sheets. A small area should be tested to ensure that adhesion is adequate Solvent-based paints such as acrylics; some enamels and lacquers have been used on Gatorplast. The paints selected have mild solvent systems and are recommended for polystyrene. In any case, it is a good practice to prevent the foam from coming into contact with solvent-based paints. Paints should not be applied in excessively heavy coats. This will retard drying and also may trap solvents, reducing adhesion. Air-drying, following manufacturers' instructions, is recommended for all paint systems. It is a good practice to test adhesion to ensure that the paint has properly dried and cured.
Foam edges can be protected from UV exposure through the application of a water-based paint with UV barrier properties.
Painting of Gatorblanks: Gatorblanks can be painted with non-solvent based paints. Water based is well suited for Gatorblanks.
Additional product/technical support documents are available from this service, including:
- Product Information Sheets – describing the features and benefits of each graphic arts board in the Fome-Cor and Gator™ board lines and designed to aid in your product selection/specification process. Products available include:
Fome-Cor Product Line Gator Product Line
- Fome-Cor®
- Acid-Free Fome-Cor
- Heat-Activated Fome-Cor
- Self-Adhesive Fome-Cor
- JetMount®
- JetPrint Board™
- ValuBoard™
- Gatorfoam®
- GatorLite™
- Gatorplast®
- Gatorblanks®
- Technical Bulletins – describing the following decorating/fabricating techniques that may be used with Gator and Fome-Cor board products:
- Direct Printing and Painting
- Mounting
- Laminating
- Cutting
- Die cutting/Embossing
- Framing
- Products for Use – describing other manufacturers' products that are recommended for use with Gator and Fome-Cor boards.


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Working with MF this morning. She's found porn from a Yahoo image search for "porno" in one of the printers. Need to find out why WebSense isn't blocking this.
Cleaning crew did carpet last night. We go around taking the chairs off the tables.
Monitor for 36 has broken base. Ask MIS if another base can be scavenged.
10:00 Open.
Can sit down at PC and sign in? Yes.
"Do y'all have tax books? Is AARP here?"
Tax forms.
Can get card?
Phone: The elegant Florida P. Is husband in Who's Who? Will check and call back. No. What about any other directories?
Man has looked up IRS form on catalog PC. "If I hit print, where will it pop up at?"
Tax Help?
What does "received" mean in catalog, being processed? Yes. Can reserve it.
Phone book.
Retired Air Transportation Man, (a regular): Copy of 1/26 WSJ piece, Obama Moves to Let States Set Own Rules on Emissions, and copy of Fl Statute 322.005, Restrictions on authority of Department of Transportation.
Book by Edwards Deming. No. Friend got it here. Sorry, use your univ. library.
Address of personal injury attorneys, address of Sheriff's dept.
Baseball Man: Recent stats for Oakland A's Jack Cust.
Air cond. & refrig. books? Nothing, all lost or missing. Check shelf. Offer to ILL. He takes cell phone call, turns away. Comes back to desk. Must have today. Suggest B&N, Borders.
M checks iPage for air cond. repair books. All too costly to order.
Phone: Who did Heather Tom play on One Life To Live? Kelly Cramer.
Replenish Updike display.
Tax forms.
Copy and mail bio from WW Among Af-Amer.
Phone: Test prep for Florida Teacher Certification Exam K-6. 3 copies, all out, one overdue, one hold outstanding. She'll buy her own, test in 4 weeks.
Returns pen.
Baby crying on 1st floor.
11:50 and PC's just now full.
PC for Linson.
Printer doesn't work. Is in sleep mode, wake up.
11:55: Lunch.
As I walk out to the Park Avenue steps, a funeral procession passes, led by a quartet of musicians playing Dixieland jazz. Trumpet, clarinet, snare and bass drum. They are followed by a horse drawn cart bearing a wooden coffin with a floral arrangement on top, with twenty or so men in suits in loose formation bringing up the rear. Women in dresses file alongside down the sidewalks. They are heading down toward the Old City Cemetery, two blocks away. They are white.
Odd. This isn't New Orleans. Jazz funerals are not a tradition here, even among black people. And the deceased must be of old Tallahassee stock to have a plot in the old cemetery. First Presbyterian or Trinity Methodist, (the two churches on Park up the hill)? Surely Methodist, but who knows, these days? Could even be Episcopalian, from St. John's.
Sitting on a park bench in the winter sunlight, eating a chicken sandwich and reading Unsworth's Land of Marvels, I hear a piper playing Amazing Grace. I can see the blue burial tent through the trees. Having processed riotously there, they seem to be piping him solemnly into his grave. Then the quartet strikes up with When the Saints Go Marching In. Mourners straggle back up the hill to their cars, ties undone.
Back at 12:25, alone and non-stop busy until now, (1:12). M is down in Media. Missed a half-dozen calls.
Another flurry, 1:33 now.
Lots of directory assistance, a reverse lookup, when is tax help, assign PC's.
Girl wanted primary sources for Ponce de León. Showed her chapter with bib in Samuel Eliot Morrison's The European Discovery of America: The Northern Voyages, found 1935 Ponce de León number of Fla Hist Qtrly with good excerpts from primary accounts. Showed her how to get FHQ at PALMM.
Where to hook up laptop.
U of Oregon Law School number, res listing in Eugene.
Fl Bldg code.
PC for Darryl.
PC for Willy.
PC for Walsh.
Her PC is frozen, reboot.
PC gets "sys incompatible" w TurboTax. Too old, Win2K machine. Get her a new PC downstairs.
Woman wants public speaking book. Show her section. "Can I just sit down and look at these? I feel like I'm in a candy store!"
1:55 M back.
Girl wants Angler: The Cheney Vice-Presidency. Place hold.
Much needed cigarette break.
Phone: Grammar Man, (a regular). Adjective for "help"; valuable, special, or precious? Valuable, if must. Usage questions for "chairman".
Get refill for my pen.
PC for Greg.
Where are music books?
Daisy wheel on typewriter has "m" gunked up with Wite Out®. Swap out and try to clean.
Phone: Dead Certain, by Mariah Stewart. Place hold.
Shelver calls in sick. M goes to pull some books for holds.
ILL renewal request for What God Wants, by Neale Donald Walsch. "It's not a christian book", she says. "You have so many christian books, and so few metaphysical books." Send request, tell her call Mon. p.m. about renewal. Put OCLC printout on J's desk.
Man can't get Spanish dance articles from our Gale db's. Explain we don't have humanities db like JSTOR. Suggest he use his TCC databases. Show good entry in New Intl Ency of Dance. Doesn't want to pay to photocopy it.
Amelia Earhart books for Hist. Fair. Mom & freckly daughter, who must do by Sunday night.
Dr. Robin Smith, Inspirational Vitamins, Lies at the Altar; ILL 1st, 2nd on shelf. DVD's: Something New, place hold, Tae Bo videos, 3 on order, place holds.
Help man w new card get PC.
Directory assist. for Henderson, Nevada.
Where is computer section? Wants Photoshop books. Explain latest ones are too costly for us to buy, but great documentation on Adobe site. Do we have wireless? Yes. Thanks me.
Tax help questions.
DVD's, Brokedown Palace, Vantage Point. How to see exercise DVD's? Show how to limit catalog search by coll.
Phone: Economic Facts and Fallacies, by Thomas Sowell. On shelf. Place hold, trap, take to circulation.
Man wants me to check Carnytown site for dates of Bluegrass Shows tour. Not there, and Bluegrass Shows own site still has 2008 dates. He takes print-out of 2008 info.
Mom wants help finding non-memoir book about CIA, how it functions as gov agency. Find good, if dated vol in Chelsea House series on gov agencies.
Phone: How to find mattress reviews in Consumer Reports.
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I'm guessing that you're probably painting with a brush and a roller, right? Obviously you're not painting with a sock…or at least I hope not! Some painters and homeowners use paint sprayers or painting pads but, the majority of folks use traditional brushes and rollers to apply paint to their walls. Have you ever stopped to ask, "why are there so many choices and, what is the difference between them"? The fact is, there are so many choices because there is a tool for every budget and every type of paint available! With paint technology always improving how paint flows, dries and impacts the environment, brush and roller manufactures design different rollers to be used for these paints. Frankly shopping for the correct painting tools can be just as overwhelming as the color gray you pick out to paint with. My advise is this, if you are painting your entire home, or enjoy painting often, it is better to purchase a quality Purdy or Wooster brush for your upcoming jobs. They perform much better than those throw away kinds and, if you wash after each use, these can last almost forever! What about rollers? Same thing! While roller covers won't last forever, using the correct roller cover for the paint you are using will not only produce a quality finish, it will help you be efficient with your project!
Sherwin-Williams provides the following guideline for choosing your next tool:
A paint brush is a very personal tool. That is why there are many different sizes and styles from which to choose. A brush is an ideal choice when painting trim, corners and small areas. Also, a specialty paint brush should be used for projects like painting furniture, exterior decks and railings. When selecting a brush, you'll want to consider the following attributes:
Bristle Type
- Nylon and polyester bristle: These synthetic materials are designed to hold their shape with today's popular latex paints. A good quality nylon and polyester blended brush is the best choice for all latex paints and coatings. Many painters prefer a synthetic brush for oil coatings as well.
- Natural China bristle: High-quality natural China bristle brushes have qualities that control oil-based coatings for better flow and leveling for the smoothest finish. A natural China bristle brush is the best choice for oil-based paints, stains and varnishes.
Brush Styles
- Angle sash: Bristles are precisely trimmed at an angle that allows painters to hold the brush more comfortably while painting trim and corners. Brush ends are rounded for a smooth, gradual paint stroke.
- Trim: Trim brushes have a straight cut-line and are also used for painting trim and corners. They can also be used for larger areas. Some painters prefer a straight edge versus an angled cut. Trim brushes also have rounded ends.
- Wall: A wall brush is a larger brush with a straight cut-line. It is better used for larger areas like walls or side paneling. A wall brush has square ends.
Brush Size
Personal preference is always a factor in choosing a brush width, but a good rule of thumb is:
- 1 to 2 inches: For small spaces, tight trim areas, touch-ups and detail work.
- 2 1/2 to 3 inches: For any trim and corner work.
- 4 to 5 inches: For larger areas like walls or side paneling.
Brush Quality
Better brushes bring better results. Sherwin-Williams has continually been at the forefront of brush technology. Contractor Series offers several different product lines:
- High Production Brushes: These brushes are recommended for painters looking for superior paint pick-up and release. High Production brushes deliver great results in less time. They pick-up and release more than 25 percent more paint than any other brush on the market. High Production brushes are available in a nylon/polyester blend for latex coatings and in a white China/polyester blend for oil-based coatings.
- Nylon/Polyester and 100% Nylon Brushes: A specific blend of nylon and polyester filaments make this brush a fine finishing tool that is very durable and easy to clean. The white nylon tips are precisely flagged and tapered for a sharp cut-line. These characteristics have made this line the most popular choice for latex paints for the past 15 years. Sherwin-Williams sells 20 different sizes of these Contractor Series brushes.
- Although nylon is a soft material, it is also the strongest and most expensive material in a paint brush. 100 percent nylon brushes offer extreme durability, even when used on rough or abrasive surfaces. 100 percent nylon brushes are finished using several hand-trimming steps to create a superior cut-in tool.
- Black and White China Bristle Brushes: By nature, Black China bristle is stronger and thicker coarse hair, which makes it the perfect bristle to use with oil-based paints and epoxies. The highest quality Black China bristles available are used in the Contractor Series line.
- White China bristle, by contrast, is soft and thin. A white China bristle brush is the perfect tool for stain, varnishes, polyurethanes and all clear coatings. It lays these topcoats on with a glass-smooth finish. White China bristle brushes are also suitable for oil-based paints if a softer flex tool is desired.
- Black China/Ox Hair Blend Brushes: Ox hair is extremely fine and soft, creating an exceptional tool for fine finish work. Black China/ox hair blend brushes offer a perfect tool for special jobs or to provide a very soft brush feel.
Roller Covers
Rollers help you paint large, flat surfaces in much less time than a brush. They are also excellent for use on all walls, stucco, concrete or any other flat surface. Here are some options to consider when purchasing a roller cover:
Roller Cover Material
- Nylon/polyester: Synthetic roller covers are ideal for applying latex paints. They resist matting and hold their shape for a smooth finish.
- Natural fiber covers: Roller covers that are made from natural fiber include mohair and lambs wool. They are ideal for oil-based coatings.
- Blended covers: Roller covers made from a blend of natural and synthetic fibers are excellent multipurpose covers and can be used with all paints.
Roller Length
Standard roller length is nine inches. For smaller areas, a four-inch or seven-inch roller cover may be desired. For larger area walls and floors, 14-inch and 18-inch rollers may increase productivity.
Pile Depth
Roller covers vary in nap length. The nap is determined by the surface texture to be painted:
- 1/4-inch, 3/16-inch: For very smooth surfaces like metal doors and plaster.
- 3/8-inch, 1/2-inch: For smooth and semi-smooth surfaces like drywall.
- 3/4-inch: For semi-rough surfaces like wood or a textured ceiling.
- 1-inch, 1 1/4-inch: For rough surfaces like stucco or a heavily textured ceiling.
- 1 1/2-inch: For extremely rough surfaces like concrete block.
Roller Quality
As with brushes, the initial extra investment in higher quality rollers and covers will pay off in the final look and ease of application. Lesser quality roller covers may leave streaks or nap fibers on the painted surface. Sherwin-Williams Contractor Series line offers five varieties of high-quality roller covers.
- Polyester Knit: The most popular roller cover sold by Sherwin-Williams. Specially formulated for today's latex coatings. The highly crimped fibers offer the best protection against matting.
- Soft Woven: Rivals polyester knit in popularity. Recommended for both latex and oil coatings, they do a fine job with gloss and semi-glass coatings.
- Wool/Polyester Knit: Fifty percent of the roller cover fiber is natural wool, which allows for greater paint pick up and delivery. Fifty percent is polyester, which helps the roller keep its shape during prolonged use. The blend results in an excellent balance of productivity and low matting.
- Merino Sheepskin: Pick up and release more paint than any other roller cover. Many painters use Merino Sheepskin exclusively for any type of coating, claiming it lasts a long time with proper care.
- Mohair: Features a blend of soft natural angora mohair with synthetic fibers to produce the smoothest finish possible with a roller cover. Recommended for use with gloss and high gloss coatings.


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As close to Boston as Brookline is, it has managed to maintain its own identity. Brookline (Population 58,000)is nearly enveloped by Boston and has many urban characteristics including commercial villages that provide opportunities for residents to shop, eat, mingle and interact. One of our favorite spots is Coolidge Corner, a commercial center with tons of charm in its boutiques, restaurants, passing street cars and food shopping. Two cultural mainstays include the Coolidge Corner Theater, a movie house that has gone non-profit and shows the kinds of movies usually seen in art houses, not to mention old classics. Across the street is Brookline Booksmith, an old-fashioned bookstore with customers browsing through books in the aisles and authors giving readings and inscribing books in a corner of the store.
In its proximity to Boston and Cambridge, Brookline has access to the region's universities, students and professors, research centers, and local and foreign-based biotech companies. These attributes bring a wealth of diversity to Brookline, as it is said that there are some 70 different nationalities present at Brookline High School. The multicultural fabric of Brookline brings with it something we care deeply about — a host of different restaurants showing off national cuisines and ethnic foods. Can there be an ethnic cuisine that is not present in one of Brookline's neighborhoods?
Among its many unusual resources, Brookline has its own working farm (with farm stand), the oldest country club in the nation, a town golf course, a park on a hillside overlooking Boston with an open-air skating rink and transportation museum, as well as numerous neighborhood parks and playgrounds scattered throughout the town.
Chestnut Hill is an affluent New England village located six miles west of downtown Boston. Whereas most residents consider Chestnut Hill to be a village situated within the boundaries of Brookline, in fact it is not a village at all. Rather it is a postal district. It encompasses parts of three separate municipalities, each located in a different county: the town of Brookline in Norfolk County; the city of Boston in Suffolk County (parts of its neighborhoods of Brighton and West Roxbury), and the city of Newton in Middlesex County Chestnut Hill's borders are roughly defined by the 02467 ZIP Code. The name Chestnut Hill refers to several small hills that overlook the 135-acre Chestnut Hill Reservoir rather than one particular hill. Chestnut Hill is best known as the home of Boston College, the location of Heartbreak Hill, the infamous final hill on the Boston Marathon route, as well as the Collegiate Gothic canvas of landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.
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In the wake of the devastating earthquake that shook Miyagi, Japan on March 11, members of the UncommonGoods family are reaching out to lend support to the families of nearly 11,000 who lost their lives and the hundreds of thousands who were left injured and homeless by the massive quake and the subsequent tsunami, which struck Japan's eastern coastline.
AmeriCares, our Better to Give partner, is working to help those affected by this catastrophic natural disaster. Within hours of these events, AmeriCares began sending relief workers, organizing donations and contacting doctors to provide aid.
"Working with a local partner, AmeriCares distributed hundreds of cases of hygiene items—including soap, shampoo, toothbrushes and paste, diapers, baby wipes and bottled water—to shelters in the hard-hit cities of Iwanuma, Watari and Yamamoto in northeast Japan," their online newsletter explains.
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The Randy Rogers Band has always stuck with its bread-and-butter: Texas-bred country rock with plenty of heartbreak and woozy barroom anthems. It's earned them a dedicated following.
For their new album, Trouble, they've taken a chance by handing over the reins to a big name producer. Jay Joyce — the behind-the-scenes captain of Eric Church's Chief and Little Big Town's Tornado — hasn't tinkered with the band's sound too much, but longtime fans should notice the difference.
With Trouble, the good-natured party lovers feel like they've set a new standard.
"The first record we made as a group 10 years ago was called Rollercoaster," says Rogers. "And I think we've always just tried to beat that one."
During a break in filming their upcoming music video for "Fuzzy," Rogers, guitarist Geoffrey Hill, fiddle player Brady Black and bassist Jon Richardson downed a shot and talked with CMT.com about the new project.
This is your sixth album as a band. Has your approach to recording evolved?
Rogers: I think we're just trying different stuff now in the studio. We used to be so worried about making the record sonically perfect and arranged perfectly. I think this time we were just more apt to experiment. I think Jay Joyce's approach to the studio is different than anyone else's that we've ever worked with. So he let us have a little bit more freedom, I guess. It didn't feel like we were in a pressure situation. We just got to be little artists in there.
Where do you think Trouble falls thematically?
Rogers: I think there are breakup songs on this album, there are songs about fallin' in love on this album and there are songs that have nothing to do with anything else but just purely partying and havin' a good time. That's what we're doing today: Shooting a video for "Fuzzy," which is basically just a party anthem about too much tequila. We write the truth, and this band, at this point in time at least, is living a little more fuzzy than anything else.
With Jay Joyce producing, it even sounds a little bit different. "Fuzzy" is a very new sound for you guys.
Richardson: That one was the one that he really turned around on us. We had an arrangement worked up that was completely different than the way it turned out. [Joyce] said, "Yeah, that's pretty cool, guys, but can we try it this way?" And he made us approach it in a completely different way.
Rogers: When we were recording that song, I was all but throwing a huge fit because that's not how I had it.
Like, "You ruined my song!"
Rogers: Yeah, I thought that he was ruining my art. But then it turned out to be my favorite track on the record. So it's like … if you talk about Jay, that kind of sums him up. It scares you, but then you realize that he's right.
What's the significance of the title, Trouble?
Rogers: I think we probably named it Trouble because I fought for that the hardest. I felt like I went through a lot of trouble making it.
What kind of trouble do you mean?
Rogers: Well, a few life changes. I went through a really bad breakup and a divorce. And I think my songwriting definitely was hovering around those negative and painful emotions. So getting into the studio was a bit like therapy for me, especially getting to record "Trouble Knows My Name," which Geoffrey and I wrote about being on the road and always managing to get into the weirdest, most awkward situations that anyone has ever found themselves in.
That song has such a crazy storyline. Is there any truth behind it?
Hill: All three of those stories were very much true. And we can tell you that we were out on tour with Miranda Lambert. We can go ahead and spill the beans on that. But as far as who it was that got arrested, we're gonna go ahead and leave that a mystery.
So it was you then?
Hill: (laughs) I'm not gonna say it wasn't me. Just maybe, maybe not.
So what happened?
Hill: Oh, man, we were supposed to be on our best behavior for that run because we'd been out with Miranda and Justin Moore before, and they knew that we are prone to go out and party a little bit too much. We were pretty new and pretty young and weren't afraid to go out there and really make asses of ourselves. So we went out one night and got way too drunk. Let me just say that it's probably best to stay, you know, safety in numbers. And one of our band members got separated from the herd, ended up in the pokey, and we couldn't find him till the next day.
Willie Nelson does a guest vocal on that track. How did that happen?
Rogers: I sent Mr. Willie Nelson an email and asked him to listen to the song that Geoff and I wrote and told him we would be thrilled if he would sing with us on there. He emailed me back, "Absolutely."
"Goodbye Lonely" is the first track on the album. Why did you think it fit there?
Black: So Randy came on the bus, and he was like, "Hey, I wrote this song called 'Goodbye Lonely.'" And I was like, "Man, you realize that you have a lot of songs that have 'goodbye' and 'lonely' in the title." And he was like "Oh. Well … here you go. Try this one on." (laughs) Turns out this one is very happy. It's a good song.
It does seem like this record is a little more upbeat. Like how "Flash Flood" is about love coming up when you don't expect it.
Rogers: Yeah, that one has a lighthearted feel to it. Which in the past, I think maybe some of my songs have been more about the end of a relationship than the beginning. Even "Speak of the Devil" is fun because you realize that they're probably gonna hook up anyway.
Randy, you recently remarried. Is "Flash Flood" about your experience meeting your wife?
Rogers: Um, that song was already in the works. The co-writers on that song kind of had it. But, you know, absolutely I lied to my wife and told her it was. (laughs) And it worked.


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Packaging the Project
After the build compiles all of the source code in the workspace with Buckminster, it executes a Buckminster target to package the result. When building an Eclipse feature using Buckminster, one would ordinarily package the result into a P2 repository using the automatically generated "site.p2" target. In this case, however, I need the plug-ins packaged as a product with a launcher. So I have created a different target in a cspex file (Listing Three).
Listing Three: The cspex file.
<cspecExtension xmlns:com="http://www.eclipse.org/buckminster/Common-1.0" xmlns="http://www.eclipse.org/buckminster/CSpec-1.0"> <actions> ... <public name="create.product.test" actor="ant"> <actorProperties> <property key="buildFile" value="product.ant" /> <property key="targets" value="create.product" /> </actorProperties> <properties> <property key="profile" value="Profile" /> <property key="iu" value="com.asolutions.lightning.test_product" /> </properties> <prerequisites alias="repository"> <attribute name="site.p2" /> </prerequisites> <products alias="destination" base="../../"> <path path="test-product/" /> </products> </public> ... </actions> </cspecExtension>
The cspex file allows me to add custom targets to the built-in targets provided by Buckminster. The new target calls site.p2 and then installs the product into the file system. In this case, the build installs the test product with the command
create.product.test. (This command actually runs the embedded version of Ant that comes with Buckminster to perform the work.)
Running the Tests
After the test product is installed in the file system, the build needs to run the tests. The Eclipse Test Framework includes an Ant file for this, but since it is a little limited, I have replaced that functionality with a custom Ant file. Because the test framework is launched as an Eclipse application and can run only a single test or test suite at a time, a test suite called "AllTests" has to be included for each plug-in fragment.
The test target in Ant launches the test framework from within the test product. It takes the name of the plug-in that contains the tests, and then saves the resulting JUnit test reports. Ant then invokes the SWTBot framework, which runs user-interface tests and saves the resulting reports. These test reports can be displayed by the Eclipse IDE. Assuming all tests pass, Ant packages the final product and the build is complete.
An automated build is one of the key units in any professional development effort. With it, developers can have confidence in the product. As a bonus, it allows the use of a continuous integration server (such as Jenkins) to keep the team on track. With the advances made in Eclipse 3.6 and the Lightning template project, an automated build for Eclipse RCP is finally within the reach of the whole community.
Micah Hainline is a software engineer at Asynchrony Solutions Inc. He works on mobile applications, Web technologies, rich client applications, and enterprise architecture.


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WSJ House of the Week: And the Winner Is…
A former church converted into a home in the style of an old Scottish castle and a Frank Lloyd Wright prairie-style home with a feminist past are two homes in the running for House of the Week. Stefanos Chen joins Lunch Break to reveal the winner. Photo: William Thrash/Red Zeppelin Aerial Photography.
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Pardon the Spaceballs reference.
Anyone who's in or near Kansas City (or heck, any where in the midwest) will think I'm crazy saying "Too hot!" because yesterday, temps plummeted from MORE THAN 50 DEGREES down to single digits in under 24 hours, along with sleet, ice, and a brief bout of snow last night. Temperature on departure this morning: 4°F.
I'm slowly amassing more cold-weather cycling gear. Over the weekend, I bought a cheap but very warm pair of mittens (pictured below) and another inexpensive form-fitting long-sleeve base layer shirt.
Despite the chilly temperatures, I was overdressed this morning. I just had too many layers on up top. Legs were fine with a base layer, flannel and cargo pants. Feet were great. Wool against my feet, plastic bags, then cotton on the outside, all stuffed into my tennis shoes which I'd loosened quite a bit to keep my blood circulation good.
I had two balaclavas on. I could have gotten by with just one. The Seirus balaclava (made with Thermax) is very thin and thus breathable, but is deceptively warm. The goggles were a welcome addition this morning. My eyes probably wouldn't freeze up at 4 degrees, but I would probably get tears that would freeze in my eyelashes. It's more of a comfort thing than a necessity.
My torso, though, was burning up. I had my new base layer on, with a long-john shirt and synthetic running shirt under my ski coat. It was just overkill. I could have gotten rid of the long john shirt or gone with a thinner outer layer. Perhaps a hoodie and windbreaker instead of the ski coat.
Oh, and mittens positively rock! <3
My thick ski gloves start getting chilly below 10°F. These were really, really warm this morning, and I scored them for $7 at the local grocery store. They have reinforced thumb webbing that's made for gripping ski poles. Needless to say, they work great on handlebars as well.
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Crystal Method - Bad Stone
The Act - Something About You
Monday, December 15, 2008
HOT! Too HOT!
Pardon the Spaceballs reference.
5 comments:
- Matt said...
I have been thinking of getting a pair of oversized mittens to wear OVER my lobster gloves on the really cold days. (Sounds like overkill, but my hands are a serious weak spot - I used to smoke, so no circulation.) Maybe I will check out the grocery store...
And it is funny how plastic bags on the feet work so well. I had to switch to snow boots at 15 degrees last year, but this year I am riding in subzero temps (Minneapolis) in two pairs of socks, plastic bags, cycling shoes, and neoprene booties. Totally sweet.
I collected all kinds of winter gear last year, and I am so excited to get to wear it again. Sounds like you feel the same. :-)
Great blog.
- December 15, 2008 10:43 AM
- Sirrus Rider said...
I hate to turn you green with envy, but it was a nice balmy 65 degrees in Houston this morning. This was the first weekday commute I've done since the hard freezing started.. It was delightful!
- December 15, 2008 12:00 PM
I'm glad you were able to get out! The truth is, I kinda like this stuff. It's supposed to get up to 11 degrees this afternoon (3 times as hot, right?!) and with a tail wind. I think I'll probably skip the bus this evening.
- December 15, 2008 12:11 PM
- Sirrus Rider said...
Ack! Spoke too soon! Now that I'm at work the Thermometer has plunged to 45 degrees..
- December 15, 2008 4:03 PM
- Cactus said...
It is kind've amazing how easy it is to over dress. It down below zero in colorado springs today too and I had three layers on and started overheating about 1/2 way to work. Except for the feet... They started getting real cold about 3-4 miles from work.
- December 15, 2008 8:51 PM
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ZÜRICH, Switzerland – A solemn Sunil Gulati tried to put on the best face in the wake of the most bitter defeat and biggest disappointment of his tenure as US Soccer president.
About a half-hour prior on Thursday, Gulati and the rest of the world learned that Qatar had been awarded the 2022 World Cup. The US had lost to the Asian nation in the fourth and final ballot by the 22-man FIFA Executive Committee. Qatar, which has never qualified for the World Cup, received 14 votes, the US eight.
"We're disappointed," he said at the Messe Zürich. "There's no way to get around that. It's a very harsh disappointment. We worked very hard. The country's been behind us in a way frankly we haven't seen."
So has MLS, which allowed the USA Bid Committee, of which Gulati is chairman, to use its New York offices. The league recently donated $2 million to the committee.
The league took a hit, but Gulati felt it wasn't the end of the world for MLS, which had a lot to gain in prestige as the top soccer league of the host nation. MLS is a legacy of the US hosting the 1994 World Cup.
"I always viewed this as a huge pedal, and a World Cup hosted in the US would give us a foot down on that pedal and take us to a new trend line," Gulati said. "So obviously, we're not going to have that. Will that trend line still be positive? Yes. Will we still get to all of us, where Don [Garber], where I and others want to get? The answer is yes. It's going to take longer. It's going to be harder. This was a big part of the plan. There's no way around that."
Gulati said he wasn't surprised that the cup was awarded to a country where it is extremely hot in the middle of the summer.
"I'm not shocked," he said, adding that Qatar "put forth an aggressive campaign that was successful."
The stunning decision ended an emotional several days here for Gulati and the Bid Committee.
"Luckily for us, we've had a great team here," he said. "That's a great team from a professional level as well as some personal friends. It's been a lot of emotion, a lot of hard work. If there is a roller-coaster, this is the bottom of it."
But Gulati wasn't about to jump into the ring and announce that the US would vie for the 2026 World Cup. China, which had expressed interest in that competition, cannot bid because FIFA doesn't allow confederations to host consecutive World Cups.
Prior to Thursday's announcement, Gulati spoke to Danny Jordaan, the head of the South African Organizing Committee who led not one, but two bid efforts – one unsuccessful (2006), the other successful (2010).
Gulati said he told Jordaan, "Maybe I should have told the FIFA Executive Committee yesterday that I'm not half the man that Danny is, because I can only do this once. He did it twice and I give him a lot of credit for having the stamina to do that. It's a tough process."
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KONY 2012 is a film and campaign by Invisible Children that aims to make Joseph Kony famous, not to celebrate him, but to raise support for his arrest and se...
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Just adding this response from UNICEF to the conversation:
We've used this video to explore the strong impact of social media. Having students realize through empowerment what all of them have at their fingertips is an important lesson in itself.
My students are all upset about KONY2012 and want to do something. I have been trying to learn more about it. Trying to to decide is it a lesson in global empathy or media literacy or both.
Some articles I found:
"So, instead of continuing to debate the strengths and weakness of the Kony2012 video, or attack Invisible Children for their lack of financial transparency, let's figure out how to turn this momentum into a constructive opportunity that can result in smart policies that will have a positive, real-time impact in the affected areas of central Africa. Let's harness this energy and turn it into something productive that ensures we're telling the right stories, inspiring well-informed advocacy, and working together across governments, academia, grassroots activists, and local populations to help bring this chapter of the LRA — and the impact in affected areas — to a close."
This is why social media is so powerful. Thank you for helping make Joseph Kony famous. Let's get it done and help make the world a better place.
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